The shortage of bandwidth has triggered the exploration of the millimeter wave (mm-wave) frequency spectrum for future broadband wireless networks, such as 5G. To optimize the time-to-market of the upcoming 5G networks and services, measurements and further research are needed to gather information about wireless mm-wave propagation, in both indoor and outdoor environments. The market…
5G Set To Revolutionize Communications And To Transform Industry
The new generation of 5G mobile networks is the future of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector – a true technological revolution that will deliver the Internet of Things and is being driven by R&D+i initiatives like ‘5TONIC’, Spain’s leading 5G innovation laboratory. At the 4th Mobility Forum of RedIRIS (the Spanish academic and research network),…
Hot, Sunny Days Could Slow 5G Networks, But Research Offers Solutions
Hot, sunny weather could degrade future fifth-generation or “5G” cellular transmissions by more than 15%—which could mean more dropped calls in places like Florida and the Middle East—but an Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University engineer says research will guide solutions. Forthcoming 5G cellular systems could support applications requiring ultra-fast processing speeds by tapping into super-high frequency radio…
MindSphere—platform services for the IoT
For companies seeking to perfect their entire value chain from design, production planning, engineering and manufacturing to a full range of after-sale, maintenance and upgrade services, there’s MindSphere. This platform is part of the Digital Enterprise Software Suite, Siemens Cloud for Industry. MindSphere is a platform as a service (PaaS) concept with a wide range…
What is the missing link in the Industrial Internet of Things?
Robert Miller, CLPA-Americas Director Much of the promise of Industry 4.0 is based upon seamless interconnectivity between production machines, enterprise systems and sources of data in the wider world. The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is a key foundation of that interconnectivity through low cost, easily integrated sensors, actuators and systems. Yet in most production…
Go wireless with fluorescent light tubes
Here’s an interesting approach to wireless, and potentially IoT, technology. LiFi (light fidelity) has advanced to the point of introducing a new form of mainstream implementation. This technology uses the same LED lights that illuminate a work space to transmit secure, high speed, wireless data at rates that can go beyond those possible with Wi-Fi.…
Honda To Include 5G In Future Lines Of Vehicles
Telecommunication and automotive conglomerates SoftBank and Honda have begun a collaborative program whose focus will be on fifth generation (5G) mobile network’s capabilities of improving communication for connected car technology. 5G promises real-time speed and higher capacity connectivity, and its 4G counterpart pales in comparison. The anticipation of the network has prompted carriers around the…
Was The “First” 5G Mobile Connection Made?
Semiconductor and telecommunications conglomerate Qualcomm says they have reached mobile internet speeds of 1 Gbps with a 5G smartphone chip. According to the company, this achievement is the world’s first working 5G data connection on a mobile device. While the fifth generation of mobile network connectivity doesn’t officially exist yet, various industries anticipate faster data speeds and greater bandwidth…
California Governor Vetoes Statewide 5G Antenna Standards
California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday vetoed legislation to establish uniform, statewide standards for installing the small antennas needed to implement 5G networks. Senate Bill 649, which passed the California Legislature last month, would have restricted local governments’ abilities to block antenna placement and would cap the rates that they could charge telecom companies for…
BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. Launches Mobile App for Calculating Timing Belt Pretension
BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. announces the launch of their first mobile app for iOS and Android. The “SM5 Pretension Calculator” is a companion app designed to work in conjunction with the SM5 Tension Meter. The SM5 Tension Meter measures the static tension of all belt types in Hertz (Hz). The purpose of pre-tensioning a belt…
5G fast and ultra-low latency robot control demonstrated
SoftBank and Huawei jointly demonstrated various use cases for their forthcoming 5G network. 5G commercial services, which will provide ultra-high throughput of over 800 Mbps with ultra-low latency transmission of less than 2ms, will begin being rolled out in 2020 in Japan and Korea and 2021-2023 in China, Europe and the U.S. 5G will (we…
WIN Semiconductors Enables Single Chip GaAs Solutions For 5G RF Front End Modules
WIN Semiconductors Corp is enabling fully integrated single chip solutions for 5G front end modules with its PIH1-10 advanced GaAs platform. The PIH1-10 process integrates monolithic PIN diodes, capable of power switching through 50GHz, into an advanced 100GHz ft pseudomorphic HEMT platform. This technology provides superior transmit power performance and lower receiver noise figure, which…
Tampa Council Moves 5G Antenna Measure Forward
Officials in Florida’s third-largest city recently advanced a measure governing placement of 5G wireless antennas — but not before criticizing state legislators for essentially tying their hands on the matter. The Tampa Bay Times reports that Thursday’s vote took a step toward establishing how Tampa will address a likely flood of permit applications from wireless…
Robust and secure wireless 2.4 GHz I/O and Wi-Fi gateway modem – all in one single unit
Weidmuller introduces the WI-I/O-2-E-N-GBL, a wireless networking I/O and Wi-Fi gateway that accommodates multiple I/O nodes and extends communications to sensors and actuators in local, remote, or difficult to reach locations. The WI-I/O-2-E-N-GBL offers reliable and robust wireless technology with multiple benefits for industrial applications, including a simple web-based user interface, and a standards-based wireless…
Nokia Offloading Over 6,000 Patents Related to 4G, 5G, SDN, VR, and More
Telecom equipment giant Nokia is offloading more than 6,000 patents related to 4G, 5G, SDN, VR, and more in the wake of its recent merger deal with Alcatel-Lucent. According to a listing from transaction firm Aqua Licensing LLC, which was first spotted by Law360, Nokia is selling a portfolio containing 6,069 granted patents and 734…
Verizon, AT&T Rollouts to Drive Fixed 5G Service Revenues to $1B Before 2020
There’s been a bit of debate among U.S. wireless carriers about the value of fixed wireless deployments of 5G technology. At Mobile World Congress earlier this year, T-Mobile CTO Neville Ray dismissed the approach as a “niche” application. But Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam has contended the technology offers the carrier the chance to massively expand…
Op-Ed: The FCC’s Mid-Band Spectrum Vote is Key for America’s 5G Leadership
This Thursday marks an important step in securing America’s leadership in the next-generation of wireless. The Federal Communications Commission will begin exploring how to unlock mid-band spectrum – those airwaves between 3.7 GHz and 24 GHz – to meet Americans’ mobile demands. From China and Japan to Australia and the United Kingdom, countries around the…
LS Networks Expands Fiber Footprint in Northwest for Small Cell, 5G Deployments
Fiber-to-tower provider LS Networks this week said it’s ready to facilitate small cell rollouts and 5G connectivity with its network of towers across the Northwest. The company said it started its buildout initiative back in 2012 with 15 towers, and has now expanded its footprint to provide fiber access to more than 500 towers in Oregon…
WISPA Fights “Ill-Conceived” T-Mobile, CTIA Proposals Change CBRS Rules for 5G Use
The Wireless Internet Service Providers Association (WISPA) is adding its voice to the fight against efforts to turn CBRS into a “5G-only” band. In comments filed with the FCC this week, WISPA called such proposals “ill-conceived,” “destructive,” and “self-serving.” The changes requested by the aforementioned parties, WISPA argued, would “create an exclusive and permanent band…
All Roads Lead To 5G
In the ever-changing context of communication networks, all roads converge towards the promise of 5G: higher data bandwidth, greater speed and lower latency. International scientists are competing to be the first to develop technical solutions that seek to unite and balance the set of existing technologies with those yet to come, and thus bring us…
RAN VP Mansfield Lays Out Path of AT&T’s “5G Evolution”
AT&T earlier this week announced Indianapolis, Ind., is the latest city to benefit from its “5G Evolution” technology. But that term – “5G Evolution” – has become a bone of contention with industry rivals, who claim AT&T is deceptively rebranding what is essentially LTE-Advanced technology. AT&T’s defense to these criticisms has hitherto been the vague…
Samsung, SK Telecom Surpass 1 Gbps in 3.5 GHz 5G NR Trial
Samsung Electronics and Korean operator SK Telecom have wrapped up an end-to-end 5G NR trial at 3.5 GHz during which they successfully surpassed speeds of 1 Gbps. The trial was reportedly conducted in Samsung’s R&D facility located in the city of Suwon. The companies said they used Samsung’s 5G virtualized core, virtualized RAN, and Distributed…
75GHz Clamshell Socket for NXP’s FCPBGA
Corning’s New Multi-Use Fiber Platform Aims to Speed 5G Deployments
Corning is aiming to speed next-generation deployments of both wireless and wireline technology with a new multi-use platform capable of supporting a mix of network architectures in the same fiber optic backbone. Rather than requiring costly and time-consuming splicing into the network anytime operators want to add a small cell or fiber to the home,…
Ericsson to Head European 5G Connected Car Project
Ericsson is gearing up to lead a new connected car initiative in Europe focused on developing an overall 5G system architecture for end-to-end vehicle-to-everything (V2X) network connectivity. In a Wednesday announcement, Ericsson said the initiative – the 5GCAR Project – was one of 21 new projects selected to be part of phase two of the…